Let This Be Your Prayer…

Someone shared this video with me today.  It struck me as worthy of sharing.  I invite you to view this and share your thoughts and feelings on the content.

It’s a Wonderful Life

Ashtora

On Death and Dying: “Dangling Priscilla’s” Slow Descent

Have you ever seen an disabled person suspended in mid-air–somewhere between heaven and hell by a HOYA ?  It’s the stuff my nightmares are made of.  I dangle Priscilla, a ninety year old invalid, by day and see nightmarish visions of her by night.  The real nightmare is hers.  She can’t take it anymore…she mumbles over and over during her daily ”danglings” that transport Priscilla from her bed to her wheelchair and back again…day in and day out.

Life forced upon her, Priscilla dangles, kept alive by a feeding tube and a catheter–in one bag and out the other; visiting her husband of over 60 years for several moments or several hours at a time, determined by various factors effecting her tolerance and tolerability.

By day, I dangle her in suspension between wheelchair and bed; by night, I see her dangling in her HOYA Sling, suspended in vast Universal space, between heaven and hell.  With her mouth drooping to the side and agape, painted in bright red lipstick, short lime green hair spiked, body useless and limp, Priscilla hangs in her Royal Blue sling, slumping to the right, utterly helpless and defenseless…at the mercy of everyone and everything…sometimes aware, but mostly not…this is my nightmare.  Could the flames of Hades be any worse?

A few weeks ago, she asked me if I was going to shoot her.  I looked her in the eyes and said, “No, Priscilla, not today.”  With a look of shock and surprise, she actually managed a lopsided smile and said, “I like you, you’re funny.”

More recently, Priscilla spoke out loud, “I’m so lonely and so bored…”  But now, she can barely mumble, “I can’t take it anymore.” 

I’m ready when you are Priscilla, because I can’t take it anymore either.

Tea Party: Your Invitation to Unreason

2010

Come one, Come all!

Y’all are heartily invited to

Abandon Hope, Science, Reason, Civil Liberties, Social Responsibilities,

and Progress Towards Peace, Economic Recovery, and Health Care Reform.

Who needs ‘em, anyway?

Come join the Maddest Alaskan’s Tea Party!

Bring your  irrational religions, junk thought, bogus notions,

laziness, ignorance, reckless emotions and prejudices to this

Grand Ol’ Tea Party

(GOTP)

Where together, we will drink the teas of

Dangerous Villifications and Unreasonable Dehumanizations.

Congressional Seats

Will be awarded to those who are most passionate about

Their irrational beliefs, junk science and prejudices–and who can

Disregard our Constitution and the well-being of our Nation

to the greatest degree.

No education required.  You don’t need to know anything.

Feel free to BYOT.

No RSVP required.  Just show up, fired up.

Sarah Palin, founder of the Tea Party

I believe it’s fair to say, most of us don’t even begin to understand the religions, philosophies or politics we defend.  Uncomfortable with this Tea Party of Unreason, which has its treacherous aspects, I would like to issue this as your invitation and call to read, research, investigate, think, and debunk your own ignorance.  Inform your community.  Encourage others to debunk for themselves.  If you ignore this invitation, the above invitation may be the only one left to respond to.